Ideas were expressed in a clear and organized fashion. It was easy to figure out what the letter was about.
Ideas were expressed in a pretty clear manner, but the organization could have been better.
Ideas were somewhat organized, but were not very clear. It took more than one reading to figure out what the letter was about.
The letter seemed to be a collection of unrelated sentences. It was very difficult to figure out what the letter was about.
Sentences & Paragraphs
Sentences and paragraphs are complete, well-constructed and of varied structure.
All sentences are complete and well-constructed (no fragments, no run-ons). Paragraphing is generally done well.
Most sentences are complete and well-constructed. Paragraphing needs some work.
Many sentence fragments or run-on sentences OR paragraphing needs lots of work.
Grammar & spelling (conventions)
Writer makes no errors in grammar or spelling.
Writer makes 1-2 errors in grammar and/or spelling.
Writer makes 3-4 errors in grammar and/or spelling
Writer makes more than 4 errors in grammar and/or spelling.
Length
The entry paragraph is 10 or more sentences.
The entry paragraph is 8-9 sentences.
The entry paragraph is 5-7 sentences.
The entry paragraph is less than 5 sentences.
Neatness
Entry is typed, clean, not wrinkled, and is easy to read with no distracting error corrections. It was done with pride.
Entry is neatly hand-written, clean, not wrinkled, and is easy to read with no distracting error corrections. It was done with care.
Entry is typed and is crumpled or slightly stained. It may have 1-2 distracting error corrections. It was done with some care.
Entry is typed and looks like it had been shoved in a pocket or locker. It may have several distracting error corrections. It looks like it was done in a hurry or stored improperly.
Content Accuracy
The entry contains at least 5 accurate facts about the topic.
The entry contains 3-4 accurate facts about the topic.
The entry contains 1-2 accurate facts about the topic.
The entry contains no accurate facts about the topic.
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